The Forest of the Future: A reinvention of the forest as we currently know it into a multifunctional spatial structure, on land and in the sea

This research introduces The Forest of the Future, a transformative visionary that reimagines European forests as multifunctional, sustainable spatial structures extending over land and sea. It confronts current environmental challenges, including deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate change, by proposing an innovative spatial strategy...

Smart Village: Rural revitalisation strategies based on Taobao Village development model in rural areas of GBA

China’s rapid urbanisation and industrialisation seriously impacted rural areas, which is reflected significantly in the Greater Bay Area. With globalisation and digitalisation, the emergence of Taobao villages has become a new model for rural development in China. However, socio-economic activities entering in Taobao villages with digital...

Vendor Renaissance: Strategy for the vendor economy of Hulan old town

After 2020, the vendor economy has become a hot topic in China. Based on the background of the Chinese government's intention to support the vendor economy, its importance is gradually being emphasized. As an essential component of the informal economy, the vendor economy enhances urban employment and helps the urban poor groups and is an...

Towards 'participatory landscape': A participatory urban model to encourage, implement & scale-up nature-based solutions in urban contexts

Social participation plays an important role in the process of urban landscape renewal and maintenance. Embodying broader social participation can facilitate the equitable distribution of green infrastructure, increase the capacity of landscape management roles, form multidisciplinary teams and implement precise actions. The theme of the project...

A Spatial Strategy for Refugee Integration in the Urban Environment: The Case of Istanbul

The Syrian civil war has created a large refugee influx in the urban environment of surrounding countries. Half a million of Syrian refugees have settled in the metropolitan area of Istanbul, evoking an ad hoc humanitarian response. This master thesis proposes an interdisciplinary long-term approach, operating at the intersection of humanitarian...

Economic Development and Environmental Protection: the planning of China’s National Strategic Petroleum Reserves in port cities

Since 2004, the Chinese government has been planning and building enormous petroleum reserves in China’s highly industrialized port cities, located along an environmentally fragile coastline. The construction of these national oil reserves should have complied with the principle of sustainability proposed by the Chinese Communist Party in the...

Refugees' movement in immobility: A study investigating information seeking movements by refugees fleeing to Europe

For refugees that are fleeing is access to reliable information of great importance in order to allow them to seek for what they need and avoid dangers. On their<br/>journey they experience moments of immobility and in these periods useful information is in need leading to economic, social or knowledge resources. These resources gives them...

Welcoming Amsterdam: A spatial strategy for a growing touristic region | case study Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Due to growing touristic movements worldwide, cities and landscapes start to experience or are already experiencing negative socioeconomic impacts, resulting in for example a decreased liveability and overcrowding. The increase of tourism is related to global trends like globalisation, economic well-being and migration movements. Amsterdam is...

Playgrounds of commons| Spatial interventions for collective appropriation towards liveability and diversity in Rotterdam South: The case of Oud Charlois and Waalhaven

How would it be if collective appropriation was an essential part of a spatial strategy?<br/>Playgrounds of commons refer to a mix of top – down and bottomup<br/>spatial strategies and design interventions taking as a starting<br/>point that Rotterdam South can be seen, and (re)designed as an<br/>heterotopia, where as Shane (2003) underlines...

Drifting space: the case of Athens

Motivation for this project was the current refugee crisis in Europe, although it is a fact that it extents to long ignored issue of immigration in Europe. Many studies are researching the political, economic and social aspects of migration neglecting the spatial dimension. However immigrants regardless of their background or their final...

Learning International Lessons: Dutch spatial planning in transition

This thesis researches two main aspects: the characteristics of (national) spatial strategies and how they can be transferred, to learn lessons for the next Dutch spatial planning strategy of 2018 (NOVI). Taking the objectives that have been formulated by NOVI in content, process and product as a starting point, a comparative study is made...

‘A valuable contrast, Paraisópolis - Morumbi. A search for a cohesive socio-morphological urban structure to strategically reinforce the municipal urbanization process of Paraisópolis.’

Controlling Urban Sprawl with Integrated Approach of Space-Transport Development Strategies

Urban sprawl phenomenon has been a huge issue since 20th century characterized by a rapid and unbalanced settlement development with transportation network particularly in a suburban area. The improvement of public transport system is a major requirement to minimize urban sprawl. Academic researchers have explained the linkage strategy between...

Rethinking the Spatial Impact of the Olympics

The amount and size of the Olympic facilities have outgrown the needs of host cities. most Olympic venues cannot be used after the event and maintenance is extremely expen- sive. Therefore cities cannot optimally benefit from the catalysing effect that mega-events, such as the Olympics, can have on host cities. An over-production of sport venues...

Greater Kaunas in pursuit of coherence: Unlocking regional competitiveness and balanced development through regional spatial strategy

This thesis seeks to identify and find ways to employ the existing assets of the poly-centrism in the region which could enhance resilience and life quality and contribute towards broader sustainability goals. This is done through analysis of the five study cases of the most characteristic living environments and distribution of economic...

Gebieden met bijzondere ecologische waarden op het Nederlands Continentaal Plat / Areas with special ecological values on the Dutch Continental Shelf

THERE IS BOTH A DUTCH AND AN ENGLISH VERSION OF THIS REPORT AVAILABLE. SEE RIKZ2005008ENGLISH.PDF FOR THE ENGLISH VERSION. Samenvatting In de Nota Ruimte is aangegeven dat een nadere begrenzing van de gebieden met bijzondere ecologische waarden zal plaatsvinden in het Integraal Beheerplan Noordzee 2015 (IBN 2015). Dit rapport geeft daartoe...